2021 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Housing Insecurity

During the past 12 months, was there a time when you were not able to pay your mortgage or rent?

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 3,893 302 8.1 7.0- 9.3 3,591 91.9 90.7-93.0
-Non-Hispanic White 2,464 109 5.3 4.1- 6.9 2,355 94.7 93.1-95.9
GENDER
Male 1,126 42 3.5 2.5- 5.0 1,084 96.5 95.0-97.5
Female 1,338 67 6.9 4.9- 9.6 1,271 93.1 90.4-95.1
AGE
18-34 382 27 7.8 5.0-11.9 355 92.2 88.1-95.0
35-44 342 18 4.7 2.8- 7.8 324 95.3 92.2-97.2
45-54 393 27 6.5 4.3- 9.8 366 93.5 90.2-95.7
55-64 468 *** *** *** *** *** ***
65-74 526 *** *** *** *** *** ***
75+ 313 *** *** *** *** *** ***
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 500 33 6.1 4.1- 8.9 467 93.9 91.1-95.9
Some Post-H.S. 673 36 4.6 3.2- 6.7 637 95.4 93.3-96.8
College Graduate 1,172 24 2.0 1.3- 3.1 1,148 98.0 96.9-98.7
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 88 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 153 20 12.2 7.2-20.0 133 87.8 80.0-92.8
$25,000- 34,999 211 25 13.7 7.6-23.4 186 86.3 76.6-92.4
$35,000- 49,999 245 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$50,000- 74,999 354 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 949 *** *** *** *** *** ***
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 740 70 10.2 7.4-13.9 670 89.8 86.1-92.6
No 1,708 39 3.3 2.1- 5.0 1,669 96.7 95.0-97.9
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 318 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Veteran 2,143 101 5.7 4.4- 7.5 2,042 94.3 92.5-95.6
RURAL-URBAN CATEGORY1
Urban 704 17 2.7 1.6- 4.6 687 97.3 95.4-98.4
Regional City or Suburban County 675 29 5.4 3.5- 8.3 646 94.6 91.7-96.5
Rural 1,085 63 7.0 4.8-10.3 1,022 93.0 89.7-95.2
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,338 52 4.3 3.1- 6.0 1,286 95.7 94.0-96.9
Unemployed 89 13 15.1 8.5-25.5 76 84.9 74.5-91.5
Retired 764 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Unable to Work 144 23 14.0 9.1-20.9 121 86.0 79.1-90.9
Other not in Labor Force 117 *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 20 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 128 26 20.9 13.7-30.7 102 79.1 69.3-86.3
101% to 150% 155 23 12.0 7.4-18.9 132 88.0 81.1-92.6
151% to 200% 183 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,507 23 1.9 1.1- 3.2 1,484 98.1 96.8-98.9
HOUSING
Own 1,902 49 3.7 2.4- 5.6 1,853 96.3 94.4-97.6
Rent 424 50 14.2 10.5-19.0 374 85.8 81.0-89.5
Other arrangement 119 *** *** *** *** *** ***
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 557 31 6.1 3.4-10.8 526 93.9 89.2-96.6
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,126 54 6.8 4.8- 9.6 1,072 93.2 90.4-95.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 781 24 3.0 1.9- 4.8 757 97.0 95.2-98.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 860 32 5.4 3.3- 8.8 828 94.6 91.2-96.7
2nd Quartile 652 30 4.3 2.9- 6.3 622 95.7 93.7-97.1
3rd Quartile 694 31 6.6 4.0-10.6 663 93.4 89.4-96.0
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 258 *** *** *** *** *** ***

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2021 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2021 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2021 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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